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B. Summary of Errors in the Regulatory
Text
On page 64825, we inadvertently
included amendatory instruction 3.
III. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
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IV. Correction of Errors
In FR Doc. 2021–25009 (86 FR 64819),
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A. Correction of Errors in the Preamble
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This rule is effective December
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10.a. of the final rule published
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January 1, 2022 is delayed until July 1,
2022.
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B. Correction of Errors in the Regulatory
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Karuna Seshasai,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[RTID 0648–XB534]
Fraser River Pink Salmon Fisheries;
Inseason Orders
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
orders.
AGENCY:
NMFS publishes Fraser River
salmon inseason orders to regulate tribal
treaty (treaty Indian) and non-tribal (all
citizen) commercial salmon fisheries in
U.S. waters. The orders were issued by
the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the
Pacific Salmon Commission
(Commission) and subsequently
approved and issued by NMFS during
2021 for pink salmon fisheries within
the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area. These
orders established fishing dates, times,
and areas for the gear types of U.S.
treaty Indian and all citizen commercial
fisheries during the period the Panel
exercised jurisdiction over these
fisheries.
DATES: The effective dates for the
inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason
Orders.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Siniscal at 971–322–8407,
Email: Anthony.siniscal@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the
Government of Canada concerning
Pacific salmon was signed at Ottawa on
January 28, 1985, and subsequently was
given effect in the United States by the
Pacific Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16
U.S.C. 3631–3644.
Under authority of the Act, Federal
regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart
F, provide a framework for the
implementation of certain regulations of
the Commission and inseason orders of
the Commission’s Panel for U.S. sockeye
and pink salmon fisheries in the Fraser
River Panel Area.
The regulations close the U.S. portion
of the Panel Area to U.S. sockeye and
pink salmon tribal and non-tribal
commercial fishing unless opened by
Panel regulations that are given effect by
inseason orders issued by NMFS (50
CFR 300.94(a)(1)). During the fishing
season, NMFS may issue inseason
orders that establish fishing times and
SUMMARY:
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areas consistent with the Commission
agreements and regulations of the Panel.
Such orders must be consistent with
domestic legal obligations and are
issued by the Regional Administrator,
West Coast Region, NMFS. Official
notification of these inseason actions is
provided by two telephone hotline
numbers described at 50 CFR
300.97(b)(1) and in 84 FR 19729 (May 6,
2019). The inseason orders are
published in the Federal Register as
soon as practicable after they are issued.
Due to the frequency with which
inseason orders are issued, publication
of individual orders is impractical.
Inseason Orders
NMFS issued the following inseason
orders for U.S. fisheries within Panel
Area waters during the 2021 fishing
season, consistent with the orders
adopted by the Panel. Each of the
following inseason actions was effective
upon announcement on telephone
hotline numbers as specified at 50 CFR
300.97(b)(1) and in 86 FR 26425 (May
16, 2021); those dates and times are
listed herein. The times listed are local
times, and the areas designated are
Puget Sound Management and Catch
Reporting Areas as defined in the
Washington State Administrative Code
at Chapter 220–22.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021–
01: Issued 2 p.m., August 20, 2021
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 21, 2021, through 12
p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 24,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts
must be made to release sockeye alive.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef net
fishing, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, August
23, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021–
02: Issued 2 p.m., August 24, 2021
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Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, August 25, 2021, through
12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 28,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts
must be made to release sockeye alive.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A, excluding the Apex:
Open to purse seine fishing, from 5 a.m.
to 9 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2021.
Sockeye non-retention.
Areas 7 and 7A, excluding the Apex:
Open to drift gillnet fishing, from 8 a.m.
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to 11:59 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2021.
Sockeye non-retention.
The Apex is defined as those waters
north and west of the Area 7A ‘‘Iwersen
Dock Line’’. The Iwersen Dock Line is
the line projected from Iwersen Dock on
Point Roberts to the Georgina Point light
at the entrance to Active Pass in the
Province of British Columbia.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021–
03: Issued 3:30 p.m., August 27, 2021
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, August 28, 2021, through 12
p.m. (noon), Wednesday, September 1,
2021. Release sockeye.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area
southerly and easterly of a straight line
drawn from Iwersen’s dock on Point
Roberts in the State of Washington to
the Georgina Point Light at the entrance
to Active Pass in the Province of British
Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5
a.m., Sunday, August 29, 2021, through
9 a.m., Monday, August 30, 2021.
Release sockeye.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A in the area southerly
and easterly of a straight line drawn
from Iwersen’s dock on Point Roberts in
the State of Washington to the Georgina
Point Light at the entrance to Active
Pass in the Province of British
Columbia: Open to purse seine fishing,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, August 31,
2021.
Areas 7 and 7A in the area southerly
and easterly of a straight line drawn
from Iwersen’s dock on Point Roberts in
the State of Washington to the Georgina
Point Light at the entrance to Active
Pass in the Province of British
Columbia: Open to drift gillnet fishing,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 8
a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Tuesday, August 31,
2021.
Area 7: Open to reef net fishing, with
non-retention of sockeye, from 5 a.m. to
9 p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021–
04: Issued 3:15 p.m., August 30, 2021
Treaty Indian Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, September 1, 2021, through
12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, September 4,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts
must be made to release sockeye alive.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area
southerly and easterly of a straight line
drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point
Roberts in the State of Washington to
the Georgina Point Light at the entrance
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to Active Pass in the Province of British
Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5
a.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2021, through
9 a.m., Thursday, September 2, 2021.
Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must
be made to release sockeye alive.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A in the area southerly
and easterly of a straight line drawn
from the Iwersen Dock on Point Roberts
in the State of Washington to the
Georgina Point Light at the entrance to
Active Pass in the Province of British
Columbia: Open to purse seine fishing,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, September
1, 2021.
Areas 7 and 7A in the area southerly
and easterly of a straight line drawn
from the Iwersen Dock on Point Roberts
in the State of Washington to the
Georgina Point Light at the entrance to
Active Pass in the Province of British
Columbia: Open to drift gillnet fishing,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 8
a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Wednesday,
September 1, 2021.
Area 7: Open to reef net fishing, with
non-retention of sockeye, from 5 a.m. to
9 p.m., Wednesday, September 1, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021–
05: Issued 2 p.m., September 3, 2021
Treaty Indian Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, September 4, 2021, through
12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday, September 7,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts
must be made to release sockeye alive.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area
southerly and easterly of a straight line
drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point
Roberts in the State of Washington to
the Georgina Point Light at the entrance
to Active Pass in the Province of British
Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5
a.m., Saturday, September 4, 2021,
through 9 a.m., Tuesday, September 7,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts
must be made to release sockeye alive.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021–
06: Issued 2 p.m., September 7, 2021
Treaty Indian Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Wednesday, September 8, 2021, through
12 p.m. (noon), Friday, September 10,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts
must be made to release sockeye alive.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area
southerly and easterly of a straight line
drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point
Roberts in the State of Washington to
the Georgina Point Light at the entrance
to Active Pass in the Province of British
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Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5
a.m., Wednesday, September 8, 2021,
through 9 a.m., Friday, September 10,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts
must be made to release sockeye alive.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021–
07: Issued 2 p.m., September 10, 2021
Treaty Indian Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift
gillnet fishing from 12 p.m. (noon),
Saturday, September 11, 2021, through
12 p.m. (noon), Monday, September 13,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts
must be made to release sockeye alive.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area
southerly and easterly of a straight line
drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point
Roberts in the State of Washington to
the Georgina Point Light at the entrance
to Active Pass in the Province of British
Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5
a.m., Saturday, September 11, 2021,
through 9 a.m., Monday, September 13,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts
must be made to release sockeye alive.
All Citizen Fishery
Area 7: Open to reef net fishing, with
non-retention of sockeye, from 5 a.m. to
9 p.m., Saturday, September 11, 2021
and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, September
12, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021–
08: Issued 4:45 p.m., September 13,
2021
All Citizen Fishery
Area 7: Open to reef net fishing, with
non-retention of sockeye, from 5 a.m. to
9 p.m., Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 5
a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, September
15, 2021, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday,
September 16, 2021, and 5 a.m. to 9
p.m., Friday, September 17, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021–
09: Issued 12 p.m., September 17, 2021
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 6, 6A, and 7: Relinquish
regulatory control effective 11:59 p.m.,
Saturday, September 18, 2021.
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Classification
The Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that good
cause exists for the inseason orders to be
issued without affording the public
prior notice and opportunity for
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comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as
such prior notice and opportunity for
comments is impracticable and contrary
to the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is
impracticable because NMFS has
insufficient time to allow for prior
notice and opportunity for public
comment between the time the stock
abundance information is available to
determine how much fishing can be
allowed and the time the fishery must
open and close in order to harvest the
appropriate amount of fish while they
are available.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3),
of the inseason orders. A delay in the
effective date of the inseason orders
would not allow fishers appropriately
controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR
300.97, and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: December 14, 2021.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 210217–0022; RTID 0648–
XB563]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch
in the Bering Sea Subarea of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Pacific ocean perch in the
Bering Sea subarea of the Bering Sea
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and Aleutian Islands management area
(BSAI). This action is necessary to
prevent exceeding the 2021 Pacific
ocean perch total allowable catch (TAC)
in the Bering Sea subarea of the BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), December 14, 2021,
through 2400 hours, A.l.t., December 31,
2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allyson Olds, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI according to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (FMP) prepared by
the North Pacific Fishery Management
Council under authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
Regulations governing fishing by U.S.
vessels in accordance with the FMP
appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600
and 50 CFR part 679.
The 2021 Pacific ocean perch TAC in
the Bering Sea subarea of the BSAI is
10,782 metric tons (mt) as established
by the final 2021 and 2022 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
BSAI and groundfish reserve release (86
FR 11449, February 25, 2021, and 86 FR
64827, November 19, 2021).
The Regional Administrator has
determined that the 2021 TAC for
Pacific ocean perch in the Bering Sea
subarea of the BSAI will soon be
reached. Therefore, the Regional
Administrator is establishing a directed
fishing allowance of 10,712 mt, and is
setting aside the remaining 70 mt as
bycatch to support other anticipated
groundfish fisheries. Consequently, in
accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(iii),
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for
Pacific ocean perch in the Bering Sea
subarea of the BSAI. While this closure
remains in effect the maximum
retainable amounts at § 679.20(e) and (f)
apply at any time during a trip.
Classification
NMFS issues this action pursuant to
section 305(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act. This action is required by 50 CFR
part 679, which was issued pursuant to
section 304(b), and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 300
[RTID 0648-XB534]
Fraser River Pink Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason orders.
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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to regulate
tribal treaty (treaty Indian) and non-tribal (all citizen) commercial
salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser
River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and
subsequently approved and issued by NMFS during 2021 for pink salmon
fisheries within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area. These orders
established fishing dates, times, and areas for the gear types of U.S.
treaty Indian and all citizen commercial fisheries during the period
the Panel exercised jurisdiction over these fisheries.
DATES: The effective dates for the inseason orders are set out in this
document under the heading Inseason Orders.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Siniscal at 971-322-8407,
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Treaty between the Government of the
United States of America and the Government of Canada concerning
Pacific salmon was signed at Ottawa on January 28, 1985, and
subsequently was given effect in the United States by the Pacific
Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16 U.S.C. 3631-3644.
Under authority of the Act, Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 300,
subpart F, provide a framework for the implementation of certain
regulations of the Commission and inseason orders of the Commission's
Panel for U.S. sockeye and pink salmon fisheries in the Fraser River
Panel Area.
The regulations close the U.S. portion of the Panel Area to U.S.
sockeye and pink salmon tribal and non-tribal commercial fishing unless
opened by Panel regulations that are given effect by inseason orders
issued by NMFS (50 CFR 300.94(a)(1)). During the fishing season, NMFS
may issue inseason orders that establish fishing times and
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areas consistent with the Commission agreements and regulations of the
Panel. Such orders must be consistent with domestic legal obligations
and are issued by the Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, NMFS.
Official notification of these inseason actions is provided by two
telephone hotline numbers described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 84 FR
19729 (May 6, 2019). The inseason orders are published in the Federal
Register as soon as practicable after they are issued. Due to the
frequency with which inseason orders are issued, publication of
individual orders is impractical.
Inseason Orders
NMFS issued the following inseason orders for U.S. fisheries within
Panel Area waters during the 2021 fishing season, consistent with the
orders adopted by the Panel. Each of the following inseason actions was
effective upon announcement on telephone hotline numbers as specified
at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 86 FR 26425 (May 16, 2021); those dates
and times are listed herein. The times listed are local times, and the
areas designated are Puget Sound Management and Catch Reporting Areas
as defined in the Washington State Administrative Code at Chapter 220-
22.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021-01: Issued 2 p.m., August 20, 2021
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Saturday, August 21, 2021, through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
August 24, 2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must be made to
release sockeye alive.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reef net fishing, with non-retention of
sockeye, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, August 23, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021-02: Issued 2 p.m., August 24, 2021
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Wednesday, August 25, 2021, through 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
August 28, 2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must be made to
release sockeye alive.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A, excluding the Apex: Open to purse seine fishing,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2021. Sockeye non-retention.
Areas 7 and 7A, excluding the Apex: Open to drift gillnet fishing,
from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2021. Sockeye non-
retention.
The Apex is defined as those waters north and west of the Area 7A
``Iwersen Dock Line''. The Iwersen Dock Line is the line projected from
Iwersen Dock on Point Roberts to the Georgina Point light at the
entrance to Active Pass in the Province of British Columbia.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021-03: Issued 3:30 p.m., August 27,
2021
Treaty Indian Fishery
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Saturday, August 28, 2021, through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday,
September 1, 2021. Release sockeye.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area southerly and easterly of a straight
line drawn from Iwersen's dock on Point Roberts in the State of
Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass
in the Province of British Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m.,
Sunday, August 29, 2021, through 9 a.m., Monday, August 30, 2021.
Release sockeye.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A in the area southerly and easterly of a straight
line drawn from Iwersen's dock on Point Roberts in the State of
Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass
in the Province of British Columbia: Open to purse seine fishing, with
non-retention of sockeye, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, August 31,
2021.
Areas 7 and 7A in the area southerly and easterly of a straight
line drawn from Iwersen's dock on Point Roberts in the State of
Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass
in the Province of British Columbia: Open to drift gillnet fishing,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Tuesday,
August 31, 2021.
Area 7: Open to reef net fishing, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021-04: Issued 3:15 p.m., August 30,
2021
Treaty Indian Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Wednesday, September 1, 2021, through 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday,
September 4, 2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must be made to
release sockeye alive.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area southerly and easterly of a straight
line drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point Roberts in the State of
Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass
in the Province of British Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m.,
Tuesday, August 31, 2021, through 9 a.m., Thursday, September 2, 2021.
Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must be made to release sockeye
alive.
All Citizen Fishery
Areas 7 and 7A in the area southerly and easterly of a straight
line drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point Roberts in the State of
Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass
in the Province of British Columbia: Open to purse seine fishing, with
non-retention of sockeye, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, September
1, 2021.
Areas 7 and 7A in the area southerly and easterly of a straight
line drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point Roberts in the State of
Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass
in the Province of British Columbia: Open to drift gillnet fishing,
with non-retention of sockeye, from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., Wednesday,
September 1, 2021.
Area 7: Open to reef net fishing, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, September 1, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021-05: Issued 2 p.m., September 3,
2021
Treaty Indian Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Saturday, September 4, 2021, through 12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday,
September 7, 2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must be made to
release sockeye alive.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area southerly and easterly of a straight
line drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point Roberts in the State of
Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass
in the Province of British Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m.,
Saturday, September 4, 2021, through 9 a.m., Tuesday, September 7,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must be made to release
sockeye alive.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021-06: Issued 2 p.m., September 7,
2021
Treaty Indian Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Wednesday, September 8, 2021, through 12 p.m. (noon), Friday,
September 10, 2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must be made to
release sockeye alive.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area southerly and easterly of a straight
line drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point Roberts in the State of
Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass
in the Province of British
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Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Wednesday, September 8,
2021, through 9 a.m., Friday, September 10, 2021. Sockeye non-
retention, all efforts must be made to release sockeye alive.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021-07: Issued 2 p.m., September 10,
2021
Treaty Indian Fisheries
Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open for drift gillnet fishing from 12 p.m.
(noon), Saturday, September 11, 2021, through 12 p.m. (noon), Monday,
September 13, 2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must be made to
release sockeye alive.
Areas 6, 7, and 7A in the area southerly and easterly of a straight
line drawn from the Iwersen Dock on Point Roberts in the State of
Washington to the Georgina Point Light at the entrance to Active Pass
in the Province of British Columbia: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m.,
Saturday, September 11, 2021, through 9 a.m., Monday, September 13,
2021. Sockeye non-retention, all efforts must be made to release
sockeye alive.
All Citizen Fishery
Area 7: Open to reef net fishing, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, September 11, 2021 and 5 a.m. to 9
p.m., Sunday, September 12, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021-08: Issued 4:45 p.m., September
13, 2021
All Citizen Fishery
Area 7: Open to reef net fishing, with non-retention of sockeye,
from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Wednesday, September 15, 2021, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, September
16, 2021, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, September 17, 2021.
Fraser River Panel Order Number 2021-09: Issued 12 p.m., September 17,
2021
Treaty Indian and All Citizen Fisheries
Areas 6, 6A, and 7: Relinquish regulatory control effective 11:59
p.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021.
Classification
The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries NOAA (AA), finds that
good cause exists for the inseason orders to be issued without
affording the public prior notice and opportunity for comment under 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such prior notice and opportunity for comments is
impracticable and contrary to the public interest. Prior notice and
opportunity for public comment is impracticable because NMFS has
insufficient time to allow for prior notice and opportunity for public
comment between the time the stock abundance information is available
to determine how much fishing can be allowed and the time the fishery
must open and close in order to harvest the appropriate amount of fish
while they are available.
The AA also finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in the
effective date, required under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), of the inseason
orders. A delay in the effective date of the inseason orders would not
allow fishers appropriately controlled access to the available fish at
that time they are available.
This action is authorized by 50 CFR 300.97, and is exempt from
review under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3636(b).
Dated: December 14, 2021.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-27392 Filed 12-16-21; 8:45 am]
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